Fizzle Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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fizzle out What does fizzle out mean?	to fail after a good start, to end in failure	The party began to fizzle out at midnight when many people went home.
fizzle out What does fizzle out mean?	to fail after a good start, to end in failure	The party began to fizzle out at midnight after many people went home.
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about to (do something) What does "about to (do something)" mean?	to be on the point of doing something	She was about to leave when the phone rang.
chips are down What does "chips are down" mean?	the time when one faces the greatest obstacles	When the chips are down the boy goes to his father for help.
dig (someone or something) up What does "dig (someone or something) up" mean?	to make an effort to find someone or something	I tried to dig up some blankets for my friend when he stayed at our house.
grease (someone`s) palm What does "grease (someone`s) palm" mean?	to pay money to someone for some special favor	We had to grease the border guard`s palm in order to enter the country.
speak ill of (someone) What does "speak ill of (someone)" mean?	to say something bad about someone	I wish that my friend would not speak ill of the other people in our class.
from A to Z What does "from A to Z" mean?	everything about something	The man knows about cars from A to Z.
skip it What does "skip it" mean?	to forget about something	"Skip it," I said when she forgot to bring me the phone number after I asked for it three times.

put up a good fight/struggle What does "put up a good fight/struggle" mean?	to try hard, to struggle hard	We put up a good fight but we were unable to win the game.
save the day What does "save the day" mean?	to bring about victory or success (when defeat is likely)	The player saved the day for his team when he played his best game of the season.
Saigon moment What does "Saigon moment" mean?	A Saigon moment is when people realise that something has gone wrong and that they will lose or fail.

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Fizzle Out Idiom